Best bets

American Ninja Warrior

8 p.m., NBC

The special presents fourth-season highlight footage. And, when a ninja says “footage,” it is
destined to hit someone in the face.

War of the Worlds

8:30 P.M., ABC

The H.G. Wells classic about an alien invasion of Earth gets a chilling 2005 update from Steven
Spielberg, with Tom Cruise as a less-than-reliable dad. His parenting skills improve radically as
he tries to save his children.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

10 P.M., NBC

The ex-brother-in-law (Eric LaRay Harvey) of Fin (Ice-T) is arrested after a priest is
assaulted. The investigation leads to a church scandal being uncovered. (rerun)